The Bar Towel

Yeah, it's definitely NOTL & PEC vibe-y. But Saratoga Springs does have quite a bit going on with a fair amount of restaurants and bars. I'd say the restaurant scene overshadows the beer scene which is a reflection of the visiting clientele. There's even a Euro/Belgian restaurant called Benelux ...

Wanted to share the first episode of my Quick Beer from Saratoga County, NY. Probably not a destination that tends to be top-of-mind except horse racing fans will likely know it. It's a picturesque spot of NY state that's east of the rust belt-y cities of Rochester & Syracuse and north of Albany...

Thanks for the tip. I guess the "heart" thing didn't work this time.

Picked up one of each.

Aviary / Longslice looking to sell itself:

The selection at the LCBO leaves a lot to be desired, but when they get good stuff, it’s often better priced than other places on the continent. PG selection is great. Across all the commentary of the LCBO over the years, the one thing that is universally agreed upon (and hopefully appreciated) is ...

If you "heart" it, it *should* send you a notification when they hit the site. That worked for me a while back with Blanton's.

Here's an ancient article I wrote about Niagara Falls if anyone wants to give it a read. I didn't mention Trapper but I remember that one.

https://thebartowel.com/mourning-the-ma ... -late-90s/

I enjoyed a year-old St Bernardus Christmas Ale over the weekend to kick off the season. I think I will pick up one or two more while they're still at the LCBO!

I vaguely remember them being expensive when I was there years ago. Have you ever been to Brewed and Bottled in Lewiston? It rings a bell, but not sure if I've been there. I've only been to Lewiston once or twice and I know it has a nice little downtown. I rarely would make a trip specifically ther...

From PG's site: The annual Bourbon County Beer Release is here, and Premier Gourmet has the best selection available in WNY! In addition to the 2024 Bourbon County Brand Original Stout, we'll have lots of different varieties available, including inventory from past vintages! There will be 17 differe...

LCBO has two listed BCs (Stout and Banana Foster Stout) as coming soon. One unit of each is allowed. $24.95 each. Very cool! I saw an LCBO update that BCS was added back into the system, but wasn't sure if that was real or not. I'd be really keen on trying the Bananas Foster, that one looked really...

Heading to Chicago this weekend for FOBAB and stumbled across GI's takeaway menu at their Fulton brewery taproom. https://order.toasttab.com/online/goose-island-taproom Kind of amazing how much BCS (and other stuff) is available. They've definitely made BCS much less hard to get than the pre-Bud day...

I often wonder if I would like it as much if I had a chance to try it all these years later. I think about that very thing from time to time about the beers that I first had when I was getting into beer, namely the slate from Upper Canada. Those and the unique beers from the old Niagara Falls Brewi...

When I hear Toby, I think of this. I seem to remember it was a somewhat unique draft beer in the mid-90s when I was in university...

I saw this today on Toronto Star and was struck about how rare it is to see writing/journalism about pubs anymore, outside of Blogto stuff. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seemed like there used to be a lot more in the Toronto Beer Week era days. https://www.thestar.com/life/food-and-drink/a-sports-bar-shou...